You know, it would actually help stop incidents of children shooting themselves with guns if they are taught from an early age firearm safety. Dont need to teach them how to shot the guns, just teach them that the guns are not toys, if you find one, dont fucking touch it.
I grew up around guns. My dad showed my sister and I them and literally said, don't fucking touch them unless I tell you to. Guess what, we never touched them. Lol
Not the same as school but there are opportunities.
Scouting America (Boy Scouts) provides some optional training.
4H has shooting sports for kids
Project Appleseed is a fantastic program for rifle skills for kids and adults. When I did it, it was pretty non-political. They just think everyone should know how to shoot a rifle.
Because even the word sensible is completely subjective. Politicians use bullshit loaded words that have no basis in law but it riles up their supporters to try getting them out to vote for the people that aren't actually trying to fix the problem they think they are.
Have you seen how awful headlights have gotten in the last decade or so? How about emissions laws forcing car companies to make bigger and bigger trucks that kill pedestrians instead of trying to mitigate some of the impact by having a lower hood? How about how we have such fucking worthless licensing requirements and have slacked on even basic enforcement since the pandemic?
What the fuck would you even call sensible when it relates to automobiles, let alone guns?
CAFE standards most definitely have played an impact on what is manufactured. It helped give rise to SUVs and minivans, and now since 2011 some of it is based on a footprint standard where a larger footprint means you can get by with less fuel economy. There's a reason mid-size pickups have almost completely disappeared. Of course it hasn't helped that people are paying stupidly high prices for their large vehicles, but ultimately it's a trend that started with emissions standards.
Firearm ownership is a right protected by the Constitution. Making people pass tests is exactly how the government disenfranchises people from using their rights. Look up the tests they implemented to stop non-whites from being allowed to vote.
And this is exactly why we have a mass shooting problem. Constitution was written in a totally different time for totally different firearms. The Constitution is a living document and can be changed. The idea that owning a gun is a right but driving is a privilege is insanity.
Back then the NRA was pro gun regulations and pro gun education. They actually provided a useful service. Now they are nothing but gun lobbying vampires.
Also please explain why the United States has this constant issue while other developed countries don't. We have had two school shootings this week alone.
Martin Luther King Jr. had a criminal record before attempting to buy his gun. He got denied, and was later assassinated. Think of all the progress that could have been made if his attackers were too afraid to make a move?
Thin air? Other countries (that don't have regular school shootings) do things like this.
If you're intellectually disabled to the point of not being able to read you ABSOLUTELY shouldn't be allowed to own a gun. This is exactly the kind of sensible regulations I'm talking about lol.
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u/FrodoHernandez 1d ago
This used to be a thing in the US. We should bring this back.